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The Latest: 01/27/2025 08:59am ET

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This is your 24/7 news update, the latest views this hour in just four minutes. In the beginning of immigration raids have many bracing across America, the Trump administration has launched a social media thread showcasing what it calls the worst criminals arrested by immigration and customs enforcement since the president's inauguration. People are recovering after a car drove through a crowd of Philadelphia Eagles fans last night. "I have my dancing in the low, let's say you know a car coming down and it's me, I'm like in a hit ten people." "There's a car, she was on the sidewalk, I know she's arguing with some people, drove straight down into the crowd ahead, probably at least 30 people." It happened around 9.30 as fans were celebrating the Eagles victory over the Washington commanders, launching their ticket to face the chiefs in Super Bowl 59 next month in New Orleans. The suspect is reportedly in custody, but no charges have been announced yet. Southern California's first major rainfall arrived over the weekend and the wet weather is expected to continue throughout the day. As a result, Los Angeles County Public Works is preparing for possible mudslides in areas scorched by the deadly recent wildfires, Steve Patterson with more. "The first heavy rain we get, we're very concerned." Lisa Guerrero's Malibu home survived the fire, but she's worried about what could happen next. "There's a hill in front of us that's about to come down and then there's a hill behind us that could come down on us." Fruits scrambled to build barriers around some of the worst hit areas, worried about toxic chemicals in the debris that could flow into nearby waterways, even the ocean. A flood of new concerns facing a community already living through the worst case scenario. And the IRS will start accepting and processing 2024 income tax returns today. According to the IRS, the average refund in 2024 was a little over $3,100. Now futures are tumbling 200 points before the opening bell on Michael Kasner. Senator Adam Schiff is slamming President Donald Trump's decision to fire at least a dozen federal inspectors general, Tammy Trujillo with more. In an interview with NBC's Meet the Press, the Democratic Congressman said inspectors general play a vital role in stopping fraud, abuse and waste in the federal government. "The American people, if we don't have good and independent specter generals, are going to see the swamp refill, they're going to see rampant waste fraud, they're going to see corruption." Schiff insisted that Trump broke federal law when he made the firings, as Congress must be notified 30 days before any Senate confirmed inspector general is fired by the president. He said the move increases the risk of corruption under the Trump administration. I'm Tammy Trujillo. Mark Lee Greenblatt was fired from his position as the Interior Department's inspector general. This was sort of the worst case scenario, was a mass firing. And this is highly problematic, I think, for the American taxpayer because we want independent, you know, fair, objective, independent oversight inside our federal agencies. And that's what those 17 or 18IGs were providing on a daily basis. The Center for Jewish History in New York City is opening an exhibit on this Holocaust remembrance day that recreates the rooms and Frank and her family hidden during the Holocaust. Scott Pringle reports. It's the first time this exhibit will be on display outside of Amsterdam. It includes handwritten notes from Anne Frank, who famously recorded her life and hiding in a diary before she was killed in a Nazi concentration camp. Anne Frank House executive director Ronald LePole describes it as a beacon of remembrance. "An exhibition like this really serves as, I think, a powerful reminder of the importance of confronting hate." Anne Frank, the exhibition, runs through the end of April. I'm Michael Kastner.